Pronunciation
How to pronounce “relationships”
“relationships” is pronounced /ɹɪleɪʃənʃɪps/ — 4 syllables.
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relationships
/ɹɪleɪʃənʃɪps/
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4 syllables. Stress the 'at' part (say it longer and louder) and let the others relax — unstressed vowels often soften to a lazy /ə/.Meaning
a relation between people; (`relationship' is often used where `relation' would serve, as in `the relationship between inflation and unemployment', but the preferred usage of `relationship' is for human relations or states of relatedness)
“the relationship between mothers and their children”
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